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Multiple Sclerosis In multiple sclerosis (MS), 2008 has been a big year in terms of diseasemodifying therapies. Results from key clinical trials...
The second edition of the headache classification from the International Headache Society (IHS) has defined a new primary headache grouping named the...
The second edition of the headache classification from the International Headache Society (IHS) has defined a new primary headache grouping named...
General Diagnostic Matters Concerning Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias Recently, some important diagnostic matters have arisen around TACs. These...
TN, or ‘tic douloureux’, is most easily recognised in medical practice as “a sudden, usually unilateral, brief stabbing recurrent...
This paper gives an overview of the recent guideline on the treatment of tension-type headache (TTH) published by a task force of the...
Migraine is a common disabling headache disorder, affecting about 12 % of the US and other Western populations. The social and economic impact of the...
Disease/Anatomy-based Classification It is common clinical practice to classify NP according to the underlying aetiology of the disorder and the...
"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...
For most patients, vestibular symptoms are episodic and are not continuous.The factors that precipitate symptoms may provide important clues as to...
Triptans The triptans—sumatriptan, zolmitriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, almotriptan, frovatriptan and eletriptan— revolutionized the...
These three streams, which provided the impetus for the explosion of knowledge of the complexity of chronic pain and the role of psychosocial and...
Types of Pain CNMP is a biological–psychological–sociological phenomenon. All aspects of these problem areas must be appropriately...
History The complexities of chronic post-traumatic headache (CPTH) date back to its initial recognition. By the mid-1800s the persistence of...
There is no more severe pain than that sustained by a cluster headache sufferer and if not for the rather short duration of attacks most cluster...
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a painful disorder of the extremities, characterised by sensory, autonomic, vasomotor, motor and trophic...
Primary CD has two main clinical forms. The first is characterized by abnormal posture of the head and neck, limitation of head movements, and...
Migraine Diagnosis In a landmark study2 in adults, patients with a chief complaint of migraine had a final diagnosis of migraine. Patients with a...
However, damage to the nociceptive pathways is not a sufficient condition for CNP to occur, as lesions entailing identical deficits may induce...
Currently, the prevalence of cervical dystonia in the US is estimated to be greater than 90,000. Other studies show that its prevalence differs among...
